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Reset View

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2020-01-13

If you have made custom view settings, such as add column, change group criteria, sorting criteria, or filter emails, etc. in a folder, you can quickly reset to the default view settings in Outlook.

Note: Methods introduced on this page apply to Microsoft Outlook 2019 desktop program in Windows 10. And the instructions may vary significantly or slightly depending on the version of Microsoft Outlook and the Windows environments.


Reset current view

1. Open the specified folder that you will reset to the default view settings, and click View > Reset View.

2. In the popping out Microsoft Outlook dialog, please click the Yes button.

Now the opening folder is restored to the default view settings immediately.


Reset view of a certain view

You can also apply below steps to reset view settings of a certain view.

1. Open the specified folder, and click View > Change View > Manage Views.

2. In the Manage All Views dialog, please click to select the specified view you will reset, and click the Reset button.

3. In the popping out Microsoft Outlook dialog, please click the Yes button.

So far, the specified view has been reset. Please close the Manage All Views dialog as you need.


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